Big payout for Arab Sheikh by National Government

Big payout for Arab Sheikh by National Government

 Mana News editor Joe Trinder Sheikh Hamood Al Ali Khalaf’s was recently offered $4 Million dollars by the National government to avoid a legal case of $20-$30 million after New Zealand government spent more than $11.5 million to help establish a demonstration farm in Saudi Arabia  due to bungling by the minister of foreign affairs […]

Kaitoko social workers extended for another four years

Kaitoko social workers extended  for another four  years

 Mana News editor Joe Trinder Last Friday the Minister of Maori development Te Ururoa Flavell  announced his budget. The Kaitoko Whanau social workers that have been helping in our communities will be extended for another four years. The first social worker to show his gratitude to the minister was James Papalii he thanked the minister formally in […]

Blinglish seventh deficit budget

Blinglish seventh deficit budget

 Mana News editor Joe Trinder Many political commentators are going to praise the finance minister Bill English Budget this year as being sensible, I can categorically guarantee the budget will be in deficit. The New Zealand economy is servicing the $80 billion government debt the finance minister has ticked up. This is Mr English’s seventh […]

JOIN THE NATION – SAY ‘NO’ TO THE TPPA

JOIN THE NATION – SAY ‘NO’ TO THE TPPA

After four years, the corporate deal of the century – aka the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement – is still being negotiated in secret. The TPPA puts our sovereignty at risk, violates our democratic right to decide our own future, and wastes taxpayers’ money that should be spent on social, not corporate, welfare. It needs to stop. Now. Nga […]

Taxpayer to fund America’s cup in Bermuda

Taxpayer to fund America’s cup in Bermuda

MP Steven Joyce is set  to pour $20 million dollars from the trade and industry budget into the team New Zealand bid for the 2017 America’s cup challenge; this will be topped up by another $10 million by the Auckland ratepayer to a total of $30 Million dollars. Last time New Zealand competed in the Americas […]

Economic failure of rockstar proportions

Economic failure of rockstar proportions

 Joe Trinder Mana News Editor Yesterday the Herald published another article we live in a  rock star  economy despite increasing poverty a housing crisis and government debt exceeding $60 Billion. The media has a responsibility to tell its readers the truth about the economy not pretend it is better than ever while kiwi families struggle. Of […]

Defence Minister wants to buy C17 Globemaster fleet

Defence Minister wants to buy C17 Globemaster fleet

The Minister of defence Gerry Bronwlee is considering purchasing a fleet of Boeing C17 globe master III military transport aircraft for the Royal New Zealand Airforce. Government officials have advised  the New Zealand economy cannot afford to feed the kids in the  Education (Breakfast and Lunch Programmes in Schools) Amendment Bill. Although the government of India has […]

NZ CONSUMER LAWS: MAKING YOU PAY, SO THEY CAN BEHAVE BADLY.

NZ CONSUMER LAWS: MAKING YOU PAY, SO THEY CAN BEHAVE BADLY.

Consumer editor Adam Noelwhite The major problem with consumer law as it stands, is the cost. This cost has many levels: the emotional cost, the time cost, the stress, and the fact when you go into the disputes tribunal – you’re the one paying for the privilege. That’s right, even if you go into the […]

GST is not working

GST is not working

    Joe Trinder Mana News Editor I’m a computer gamer and I buy my PC games online as a digital download . If I need a product I import it from China using New Zealand posts  youshop service that delivers my product to a warehouse in Shanghai  and then transferred to New Zealand and […]